Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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